TRAFFIC is slow approaching the Dartford Crossing after an accident on the QE2 Bridge.

The collision involving two vehicles, on the bridge which travels from Essex towards Kent, was first reported by the Essex Traffic Control Centre at 4.25pm.

Traffic is queuing back towards Brentwood on the clockwise carriageway of the M25.

Two lanes were initially blocked by the incident, but the road had been cleared by 4.45pm.